International Traveler Spending in U.S. Snapshot for November 2016
Photo Credit: International visitors to the U.S. spent $21.1 billion in the country in November. Pictured are tourists in Central Park in New York City. Flickr / PRORegan Vercruysse
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While fewer international travelers visited the U.S. last year based on available data, the travelers who did visit made trips in spite of a stronger dollar and likely had higher spending power or more disposable income to flirt with for international travel.
International travel to the U.S. was in a slump for much of 2016 but foreign visitor spending in the U.S. is still up year-to-date and for November 2016, according to monthly statistics released this week by the U.S. National Travel and Tourism Office.
International travelers visiting the U.S. in November spent nearly $21.1 billion, an increase of two percent ($414 million) from November 2015. The average foreign visitor spent about $703 per day in November on transportation, souvenirs and othe
